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No. 86,706. PATENTED FEB. 9, 1869.

' J. H. SPENCER. V FASTENING FOR CARRIAGE CURTAINS.

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JAMES .H. SPENCER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.v

Letters Patent No. 86,706,date11 February 9, 1869.

FASTENING FOR CARRIAGE-CURTAIN S.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part 0: the name.

To all whom it may concern:

the flame of the carriage, all substantially as described hereafter, in order that the occupant of a carriage may fasten and nnfasten the curtains from the inside, and so that the diflicultios frequently experienced in manipulating the ordinary ili-stening-appliauces may be obviated. p

In order to enable others to make and use my invention,I will now proceed to describe its construction and operatiun,reiercnce being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification, and

' in .which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of part of a curtain and frame of a carriage with my improved fastening;

' with fastening;

Figure 3, a vertical section on the'line 1-2, fig. 2.;

Figure 4, a view showing the mode of securing two curtains together with my improved fastening;

Figure 5', a section on the. line 3-4, fig. 4; and

Figure 6, a modification of my invention.

- On reference to figs. 1,2, and-3, A and A represent parts of the frame of acarriage, and B, part of a curtain, a being one of the upper buttons for connecting the curtain to the rib A of the frame. I g

To the inside, near the lower edge of the curtain, are stitched, or otherwise secured, strips D of gum-elastic, and each strip consists, in the present instance, of three arms, 11, b, and b, the end only of each arm being attached to the curtain,'and' where the three arms meet, thestrip has a hole, d, adap'ted'to one of the buttons on the lower rib A of the frame.

Carriage-curtains, whether made of leather or oilcloth, are apt to shrink, and become distorted, the button-holes especially becoming frequently so contracted and stifi that considerable difliculty is experienced in connecting the curtains to the buttons. 7

This evil is obviated by the employment of the clastic strips D, which will yield and accommodate themselves to the shrinkage of the curtain. At the same time,

the material being unaffected by moisture or heat, the

holes d will always maintain their shape, andl'be ina proper condition for the reception of the buttons.

Anoth or advantage of my improvement is the facility with which the curtains can be secured from the inside of the carriage, an operation which is uextto impossible to perform when the curtains are prepared for being fastened in the usual manner.

The curtains may be provided with the above-described strips, both above and below, and where the curtains have to be connected together, my improved fastening maybe employed in a mannerwhich will be readily understood by reference .to figs. 4 and 5. plain strip of gum-elastic, without the lateral projections l1 and b, may be employed, but I prefer stripsof the form, or approximating to the form represented, as they tend to keep the curtain straight. 4

A' nou-elasticstrip of any suitable material, secured to the inside of the curtain, so as as not to be exposed to the action of the weather, will enable the occupant of a carriage to fasten and nnfasten the curtains, and will retain its shape and proper condition for adjustment to the button, but elasticstripsare, in most cases, to be preferred.

' I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Pateut- The arrangement, on the inside of the curtain, of a strip, D, having a button'hole, d, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof, I have. signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAS. H. SPENCER.

Witnesses:

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